Wagon end-gate.



W. BRUBAKER.

WAGON END GATE. ArfPucAnoN man Dsc. 191s.

Patented MaI-.20, 1917.

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WAGON END-GATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 20, 1917.

Application filed December 7, 1915. Serial No. 65,556.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, TWILLIAM Bai-Infinita, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Tolna, in the county of Nelson and State of NorthDakota, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Wagon End-Gates; and l. do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The primary object of this invention is to improve the construction of awagon end gate so as to permit of the same being eX- peditiously movedfrom or replaced in position upon the wagon body.

A further object of the invention is to provide a new and novel type oflocking device, which is adapted particularly to be associated withwagon end gates, but may be positioned on a door.I and of suchconstruction that it will reinforce the gate or door, upon which it ispositioned, and admit of the same being securely locked in closedposition. v

Another object of the invention is the provision of locking means forcarrying out the above objects which will be of simple construction, canbe cheaply manufactured, will be durable and efficient in operation.

@ther objects will appear and be better understood from the embodimentof my invention of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part thereof, in which:

Figure 1 is a rear view of the wagon end gate, showing the same inclosed position,

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the end gate and showing the locking meanstherefor in opened position,

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken through the locking device,

Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line 1 -4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view, taken through the outer side of theframe, and showing a clip for holding the operating lever, when thelever is moved to operative position.

Referring to the drawings more particularly, the letter A designates theplatform or wagon body, B the opposite sides of the body, each sidehaving its inner surface provided at the rear end thereof with a pair of`vertically disposed spacedstrips 1 and 2,

each pair of strips forming guides for the reception of the oppositeends of the end' gate of the wagon. The wagon end gate, designated C isprovided adjacent one end with an upper and lower pair of spacedelongated slots 3 and 4, and the said end of the end gate' has slidablypositioned thereon a rectangular shaped metallic casing 5 which receivesthe said end gate and is slidably secured thereto by means ,of bolts 7and 8, which extend through the sides of the casing and through theslots 3 and 4 in the end gate and have their Shanks threaded for thereception of nuts 9. The end gate proper is of a length less than thewidth of the wagon body and when the end gate is positioned on the wagonbody. that end thereof opposite the one upon which the casing ismounted, is fitted between the vertical uprights 1 and 2 of the adjacentside of the wagon body, and the casing on the opposite end of the endgate is moved between the uprights 1 and 2 on the other side of thewagon body, so as to hold'the end gate in position.

The casing 5 is moved to operative or inoperative position by means of arod 10 and lever 11. The rod 10 has one end connected to the outer sideof the casing and its opposite end connected to the lever 11, adjacentone end thereof, by means of the pivot pin 12. The lever 11 has the endadjacent the pivotal connection 12 for the rod 10 pivoted to a plate 13mounted intermediate the ends of the end gate C, andthe opposite end ofthe lever 11 is free. When the lever 11 is moved to the position shownin Fig. 2, the casing 5 is moved to inoperative position, and when thelever 11 is moved to the position shown in Fig. 1, the casing 5 is movedbetween the uprights 1 and 2 on the adjacent side of the wagon body, andlocks the end gate to the wagon body.

A U-shaped spring clip 1d, is carried by the outer side of the casing 5and is adapted to receive the free end of the lever 11 when the latteris in the position shown in Fig. 1 and holds the lever in said position.

A U-shaped handle 15 is associated with the casing 5 and is securedthereto by passing certain of the bolts 7 and 8 through eyes i on theopposite ends of the sides of the handle. The handle admits of the gatebeing lifted, sufciently, to allow the operator inserting one handbeneath the lower edge iio oi the gate, so that the gate can be liftedupwardly when it is desired to remove the gate from the wagon.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new is:

l. An end gate comprising a relatively stationary and a relativelymovable member, the latter member being of hollow rectangular format-ionand slidably mounted upon one end of the stationarymember, a leverpivoted at one end upon said stationary member, a rod pivoted at one endto the movable member and at itsopposite end to the said lever near thepivot of the latter, and a hook carried by the movable member' lor thereception of the free end of the lever when the latter is swung to movethe movable member outwardly on the stationary member.v

2. An end gate comprising a relatively stationary and a relativelymovable member,

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the said stationary member having slots therein, said movable memberbeing of hollow rectangular formation and slidably mounted upon one endof the stationary member, bolts extending through the sides oi' themovable member and received by the slots in the stationary member, ahandle secured to certain of the bolts, a lever pivoted at one end tothe stationary member and at its opposite end to the movable member, ahook carried by the latter member for the reception of the free end ofthe lever when' the lever is swung to move said movable member on thestationary member.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.l

WILLIAM BRUBAKER.

`Witnesses:

GEORGE HABERsoN, A. M. KILAND.

by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

. Washington, D. C.

